The Mineros de Guayana Courier
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Yonathan del Valle, 36, rolls back the years — 7.81
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.81 at 36, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Renzo Zambrano in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Mineros de Guayana this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Mineros de Guayana agree a free transfer for Lautaro Lovazzano
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mineros de Guayana promote Victor Martinez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Victor Martinez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mineros de Guayana promote Victor Otero from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Victor Otero has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Darwin Gonzalez steps up from the Mineros de Guayana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Darwin Gonzalez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mineros de Guayana promote Luis Castillo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luis Castillo has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Mineros de Guayana
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Edwar Bracho was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Renzo Zambrano has outgrown this division
There is a level at which a footballer stops being tested and starts being contained, and he reached it some time ago. Mineros de Guayana know it, and so does everybody who watches him.
In brief
- Squad 22 new faces, and Mineros de Guayana are still learning each other
- The dugout Carlos Espinoza dropped after a run of poor form
- Match Mineros de Guayana and Caracas take a point apiece